1956 STUDEBAKER GOLDEN HAWK FIRST START IN 50 YEARS

[@dannmarceau]

And just a week after Scott and the Cold War Motors agents got their Studebaker running, good job, Jonathan, you never fail to impress.

[@shakes7333]

I usually only watch the "first start" videos but only because I have built many engines in my day (still do), just because I know the process. But I do enjoy a good "first start" 🙂 I did see that part where you modified the fuel pump arm which was a brilliant idea. Thats what I like about your channel, is the ingenuity that you use to repair things. Thanks for your time. Have a blessed weekend!

[@Eigil_Skovgaard]

There's plenty of thunder in that engine. It's an elegant car. I like the lines of the 1956 model over the 1957.

[@coldwarmotors]

Oh Yeah! That sounds great... What a fantastic engine and such a terrific car! Can't wait to see "IF" it'll move, haha... All the very best from up North!

[@ryandavis930]

Still a bit upset that you got my 59 Buicks... Cheers from SC

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

👍👌👏

[@William_Greene]

i'm 71 and have never heard or seen an in frame total automobile engine rebuild i'm very impressed at this video!!! GOOD JOB.

[@jonlennon3348]

You did a stellar job rebuilding that motor. I love the studebakers as they were way ahead in engineering and styling or the big 3. They put them out of business because they were afraid of their market share. You gotta get her painted, and the engine sounds great. Jonathan you are one heck of a mechanic.

[@deadon4847]

What really happened was that Studebaker suffered a series of missteps, setbacks and errors. Individually, they seemed relatively minor, especially at the time they occurred--but when added together, they managed to create a huge problem. Another big problem was Studebaker's aggressive union, which saddled the company with the highest labor costs in the industry. The company always seemed to cave in to union demands rather than risk a strike. Next were sales and quality problems with the 1953 models, followed by a big downturn in sales in 1954. By mid-1956, the company was teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

@@deadon4847 Unions have strangled U.S. industry for decades but the working man needs representation at the same time. I'm torn on the subject of Unions.

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

​@@Hjerte_Verkethere's good and bad about unions. A local electrician to the Saturn plant said: "We need to get these wires pulled today! If the union guys get a hold of it. They'll mike it out three+ weeks!". We got the wires pulled on the CMM enclosure that day! Yes, they helped improve working conditions, safety, and wages. 8 hour day I believe was one of their accomplishments.

[@Nudnik1]

Packard greedy ruined them when they merged.

[@jimgarofalo5479]

@@Nudnik1 Not true! Studebaker corporation was teetering on the bring of bankruptcy when Packard bought them in 1954. They were deeply in debt and swimming in red ink. Packard at that time had plenty of money and good cash flow, but they were missing something. They needed a lower priced car with more appeal to the blue collar buyer. Remember, Packard was a LUXURY make. They were expensive. However, Packard did not realize how deeply in debt Studebaker was. The merger dragged Packard down with the sinking Studebaker company. Had it not been for the money from Packard, Studebaker might have ended by 1955. As it happened, the Packard car ended by 1956 and the Packard name by 1958. Studebaker limped on into the 1960s, but even the Avanti could not save them. So, if you're going to tell it, TELL IT RIGHT!!!

[@jerryking2418]

congratulations on the first start. This is a classic car and I hope to see it cruise down the highway soon.

[@lateefcarrere1649]

A Saturday afternoon cold start...that's good stuff right there, and it moved when you put it in gear. Congrats, Jonathan!

[@redwire2364]

I always enjoy our conversations and I would say you are the better listener because the content you show always interests me.. I could care less about what others think. This world would be a better place if more people were like you. Thanks for taking time and videoing so people like me can come along!

[@jewishman2687]

First Studebaker I've seen in a long time which doesn't have the rust strip down the front fenders behind the vent doors. That's going to be a nice car!

[@sallyb3]

🎉very smooth 🎉 Congratulations Jonathan.

[@yvindHvaal]

Mr Jonathan, I've been watching you for a long time. You impress me, sir. When I hear you say " It's not a problem ", everything falls into place. And your know how, not just mecanical problems, but most practical things, I'm totally sat out. Take care of your health and family, sir. I was a lot like you, not enough hours in daylight or at night. And I paid the price. Now I'm retired and suffering the consequenses of my stupidity. And.. the flathead won't stand a chance. PS I have a soft spot for old Studebakers..😂

[@George-dy3pt]

Jonathan already knows about that! He has emphysema and changed his life style!

[@hankpugh4980]

Thats fantastic! You sure worked hard. I definitely enjoyed you and Cold War Motors giving each other the business too. Ive watched both your channels for a long time.

[@johnmccormick175]

Wow what a transformation from what you started with..awesome job Jonathan shes purring like a kitten you are amazing! Thanks for sharing,stay safe and good luck catfishing.

[@johnnysmith9041]

Man, that was the video I was waiting for. Great job. You're cordially invited to do the same for my 1956 Power Hawk. I'll even put you up in the Presidential suite. Antique couch. Great job engine whisperer

[@timothydockery534]

The way that old front bumper would shake had me cracking up. And the motor never puffed a bit of smoke. Great job

[@MWestern-m4g]

Now that's a 1970's battery charger if I ever seen one. I LOST mine and it's making me crazy. All metal and worked just fine. Great job on the Golden. Keep those steam engines alive.

[@jonathanw4942]

I can't stand these new chargers. I will stick with the old ones.

[@rumrunner1756]

Good work Jonathan. Even Scott will have to give you a 👍. Love the competition.

[@jasonwhite1244]

Congratulations from Ohio, it fun finding your channel through Scott's CWM, keep up the fun mechanical archaeology.

[@doug8525]

Hasn’t started in 50 years. It took it a while to remember what it was supposed to do....sounds great. Nice work!

[@johnjwedrall4290]

I found your channel today and subscribed to it today 😀 I'm loving Studebaker 👍

[@garyphillips7993]

A few years ago a video of Jonathan doing a cold start on an engine sitting on the floor popped up on my timeline, been watching every week since. Nice to see another first start 👍

[@marygarner5249]

You can fix anything Love your first starts lot hard work went in to this one love it 😁👍👍👍

[@cledanmalek8345]

Johnathan you are amazing! I have never seen a mechanic as smart as you. You are a pleasure to watch. I look forward to all your posts.

[@josephfine3394]

What a great feeling, when that V8 fired up and ran, after all that hard work! Man that is a nice running engine. And you have a record of how you did it, in your videos, for everyone to see. Well done sir!

[@richardsmith5984]

thanks for your dedicated content it's very real showing how you can save so many older things on a shoe string budget Rich

[@robertwells1650]

Congratulations on getting the Hawk running Jonathan! I have watched this series since you brought it home. Looking forward to seeing what you do in the interior. Cheers

[@alexkalish8288]

These cars are rare, very beautiful in design and important. They should all be saved, that can be saved. This one is complete - great job getting it running ...

[@MAC-ws8fz]

AB-SO-LUT-LEY BEAUTIFUL! Hey Scott, did you see that? ...Scott??? ...YO, SCOTT!!!

[@rogergoodman8665]

I like the first start video's but I prefer to watch them ALL because as a heavy duty truck mechanic for more than half my life, and a guy who also has too many projects, I enjoy the trials and tribulations of the entire process from the introduction of the vehicle, to tear down (if required) all the way to the first start, to tedious tuning and then enjoying the satisfaction of taking a vehicle that was long dead on its maiden voyage down the road, sometimes like this Studebaker the first in 40 or 50 years. Two greasy thumbs-up!!

[@Dan-gi7yz]

They challenged the wrong man ) Thanks much for the content. Steam engines and all .

[@daverichardson5861]

Great job Jonathan. Enjoyed watching this and work around. Well done. Stay well.

[@don66hotrod94]

Love the Hawks ever since the neighbor kid gave me a ride to school in his new black with red interior 62. Thanks for saving this 56!

[@keithwarkentin]

For a first start that v8 was steady as a rock! And purrs like a kitten!😀🇨🇦

[@theodoredugranrut8201]

Good job Johnathan we are not surprised but always impressed. Good luck fishing we are storming here . Central California watching

[@kriswright1022]

Michigan Bluff Calif. checking in! 😊

[@theodoredugranrut8201]

@@kriswright1022 Delhi, California

[@edwardmartin3069]

This is a fantastic find of a real classic. A neighbor of mine back during my college days (late 1960s) drove one of these for a year when it was new. He kept it for a year and traded it in on a new 1957 Golden Hawk with the supercharged Studebaker engine as soon as it was available. He always said that he loved the Packard engine, but he had ordered the car without power steering, which was the common practice back then, especially for performance-related cars. The Packard engine was significantly heavier than the Studebaker, making the car very awkward to steer at low speeds. He claimed that once you got up to speed out on the road the steering was much better, but the car tended to plow a bit going into corners. He had later driven a 1956 Golden Hawk with power steering and said it made a world of difference in the low speed handling, but still acted nose-heavy at speed. The Packard engine was a real torque monster for its day. The handling problems can be overcome with some judicious tuning of the front suspension (and power steering, of course). This one needs to be brought back to good condition like new mechanically. The original finish is not really all that important, but the rust and mechanical issues need to be addressed. Great job - so far... Keep up the good work..!!!

[@ginom3034]

Beautiful styling on this Studebaker and the one done by Cold War Motors. Seeing both of them makes me wish I had a bigger garage and driveway - guess I'm not the only one feeling that way. Great job Jonathan as always.

[@randomyank7777]

Beautiful ! She sounded like she hit first try . A few adjustments later , & it's running . Step by step , that is going to be a nice car again . 70K is just broke in . That engine will settle in nice as you run it , & adjust it in . Practically brand new . Those old generators are usually just brushes stuck , rarely burned out . Could just need polarization too . Clean & check the regulator . Now that the rest is going , should be fine . Sounded like that fuel pump modification worked fine . Steady idle , over 40 psi on the oil , smooth running . Hopefully that transmission will sort itself out with run time , & clean oil . You have enough peripherals to contend with . All in all , a fantastic first start , & a great solid car to build on .

[@jerrycallender9352]

Greetings from Tucson, Arizona... So glad you're rescuing this beautiful piece of road art.

[@DrSteveBrady]

One of the best things about your "first start" videos is that you are a "carburetor whisperer". I never know what the hell all those screws and air passages and such do. You don't just get 'em started, you fiddle with the carb and easily make the engines sit there and idle. It is a joy to watch.

[@goodkarmechanic]

Fantastic to hear that Packard V8 running and running well, after all those years and all your hard work. Very Nice, congratulations, well done!

[@lawsonclark2466]

I drove a relatively new 1956 with dual quads, at and twin trac. that a friend of mine owned. They had blistering straight acceleration, but the P-motor wieght made them some what nose heavy. We had taken a ride and on the retirn he let me drive it. We need to pass a string of cars and advised me to makes sure I was in the left lane before I accerated. They had slow steeling and it accelerated so fast that before I had a chance to change lanes I would hit the car ahead. I stepped down , the quads opened and we left two black markes. The at spun the tires as it shifted at 75 mph. What a ride in a rocket .

[@marktelin7259]

I would say I'm amazed. You always amaze me with your experience and talent.

[@patrickduley405]

Nice job Jonathan incredible first start. Never seen smashed pistons before.

[@Timrsnakess]

Sounds fantastic get her all buttoned up and it’s gonna be great seeing both together and running

[@AlisonFort]

She sounds wonderful!

[@Slingshotgixxer]

Nicely done! Such a cool looking car

[@joeg4483]

Dude that's awesome. Wasnt sure it would run but you did it again 😊 we just love your videos

[@morgansword]

Happy to hear it run after so many years of setting. Yours a being a hardtop is nice... I can't say I ever seen a hardtop Studebaker before but then my memory is getting mighty foggy. It does sound very good

[@steveblack1753]

You did a great job Jonathan ! Looks and sounds great, not too any people would rebuild it in the car! Have a good time catfishen catch a good feed 🤙🤙👍

[@MrPaige222]

I wanted to be there so badly to turn the key so you could focus completely on the carb. But you got it done without me. As usual. You're a mechanical genius

[@rickyhildebrand114]

I too had a similar Studebaker to the one you have.Mine was a 55'President .It reminds how all through my life that I have had a eye.for the collector car.

[@alanpitkin1218]

What an awesome experience gettin the ol' Stude runnin after all these yrs. Congrats Jonathan! Enjoy it for as long as ya want to. 👍

[@garymccord4277]

Great job on that first start, it takes a lot of piddling and fine tuning to get her right but you have done a great job on getting the bones of the project first class, enjoy watching And the boys up North have nothing on Us Southern boys when it comes to Studebakers. Glad they are being saved for our kids or grandkids. With both Scott and Jonathan W making sure that happens.

[@brendagaunce8757]

Amen to this keep those Studebakers running. Designed way ahead of their time in both styling and mechanical super in my book.

[@awkwarddude]

Well done, Jonathan, she's a gem for someone to restore as good a shape as that chassis is in. Wow!

[@richardking7158]

very well done again, Jonathan Brilliant job. Cheers, Richard from England

[@christophergreen2328]

At around 12 mins mark in the video has you were cranking it you could see some wiring running arcoss the passenger side fan shroud arching, didn't see it after it started.

[@FeralPreacher]

The most beautiful sound is a big Packard idling with open exhaust. Thanks for sharing.

[@Isayso1]

I am really impressed because he did it alone and the engine is still the one which the factory once had installed. If he would have moved it only a little more, I would even call him winner in the american canadian Study competition.

[@jukeboxfan60]

Congratulations Jonathan, not as fast as Scott, but with less help and less time. Good job 👏👏👏

[@garybland9974]

Did a good job on that motor Jonathan sounds real good got nice tone to it

[@matthewknuth8488]

Thanks Jonathan! Another great Studabaker revival!!

[@carltonlane8931]

Sounds good,it’s amazing that old engine runs so good after a strip ,clean ,put back together,great video,thankyou for the video.

[@Dwayne7834]

Good hearing the Studebaker running. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@almurray292]

Jonathan, that stude sounds great, like it should be running the brick yard. us guys in Canada are following closely, always great entertainment. thankyou Jonathan.

[@jamesbergeron8356]

Runs like a clock, as expected, you did it without any agents and running a business! My respect.

[@LarryDeSilva64]

That's great that you got it started after rebuilding the top end. On my U S Army 1952 Dodge Power Wagon 3/4 T 4x4 M37 cargo carrier I an getting closer but not at the point of a first start video. This one hasn't been run since 1974. So 49 years. Thanks for a great first start video.

[@markbrown-us4xe]

Car sounds good. Enjoy your fishing cuz you have earned it. Thanks for beating the storm for us.

[@Pohleece222]

The whole series on this Studebaker was great. Your work on ICE engines or steam engines is always enjoyable and fascinating to watch. Learned something about "freeze plugs" on this series too.

[@jeromebreeding3302]

I usually watch your videos all the way through to see you overcome problems, or mix and match. I worked for a fence company back in the eighties. The proprietor was the pre -emminent Studabaker collector in the tri-state area of the north-east, so I aquired an interest in the make myself. The Packard powered versions were virgin territory for me, so the videos are very interesting.

[@charlespeck886]

I used to help a friend back in the 60s rebuild Study engines!

[@craigpennington1251]

That's a smooth sounding engine. Congrats on a great rebuild. Looks good too. New dual exhaust pipes with some Cherry Bombs & it be cool man. I'd put a manual choke on that beauty.

[@roypearce6968]

Have been watching for a few years now. Always impressed by mechanic ability and your nonsense sounds great. Nice old car

[@danfuchs7324]

sounds good JW... quick turnaround too !

[@cobyburrow9339]

Didn't see any smoke at all. Good to hear it running again! Cool car

[@billywhite3020]

I like all your videos it's all good

[@Kickinpony66]

When you started talking about the carburetor being full of stuff, I had to go and watch the other vids real quick. There was a lot of stuff in that carburetor! It's awesome to hear the car run!

[@dirtfloormotors]

Wonderful to hear it running, have fun catching cats!

[@TheFurriestOne]

Oh yes, that runs like a dream now! Your hard work really paid off.

[@TgWags69]

Did a real quick google image search. Most of the pictures showed P-NDLR on the gear shift

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

👍👌👏 Very well done rebuild (again)! The engine sounds really healthy, no not wanted noises existing. Congratulations 🎉 I'm eagerly looking forward to watch the next part. Best regards, luck and especially health to all of you.

[@wthorpe420]

I watch all your car truck or motorcycle related videos but miss the first start videos.

[@MichaelLococo-h4w]

Congrats on getting that engine to run again!

[@jamesmurphy1480]

I had a great uncle who had a 50s Studebaker station wagon, which I love to ride in the back. I love that car it was amazing.

[@stevesalvage1089]

Great job , I knew you would get her going , sounds good, catch you In. The next episode Jonathan,

[@chrispiazza7487]

Your move Myles, Scott.

[@howardkoster4026]

Oh, GREAT JOB ON THAT ENGINE!!! IT SOUNDS GREAT!!!!!

[@duncanfrere2656]

She runs! And moves! We all saw it jolt when you put it in gear! She'll be on the road next week!

[@charlesangell_bulmtl]

We can hope, even he doesn't know the complete 'schedule'

[@AndrewHCann]

Excellent video Johnathan W :) on your barn find also parts series fixing up 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk in motor rebuilt also taken apart and parts order in too get like paint job too and transmission go in first gear foward to seening! Plus hope fuel tank fix up and do understand sat since 1970's too ! Hopefully find Automatic transmission selections on Park , R, N, D and Low gears ! Think if check on Google Search On Internet for this car may have Automatic transmission go in shift pattern or Owner Manual may show it for you too ! Hopefully that help out and hopefully Generator okay or if need rebuilt plus lube up for recharge battery too ! Yes do understand on Studebaker starter are fragile too but hope all lights work too Johnathan W you check in too ! Did hear little whistle when had car running Johnathan W you check out and think maybe choke adjustment need tune up bit ! Also congratulations on this project vehicle Johnathan W and enjoy all do your work plus videos too!

[@publicclammer]

Glad to hear you are going fishing - you deserve a break!

[@papawnanabubby5005]

Oh my! A first start from Jonathan! Good stuff! Didn't know if that would ever happen again.

[@jaymiepobanz8801]

Every time you put out Any video my husband has a great day. Thanks for making my man happy!, Your a truly great guy.

[@brucemorris6319]

Brought back to life good job 👍

[@robertmcglinchey3347]

Very nice. Sound is really great.

[@billywird]

As you have pointed out this engine was fiddled with before where someone was trying to get it started and those individuals would have had to have done what you just did in order to get this engine started. Yes, a lot of these first start videos are not set in stone and there are many reasons for an engine to be stuck. Engine sounds good and when you get the tuning bugs out of it the car could make a decent driver. A big plus for the car is that it is complete and with some TLC and elbow grease and could be an enjoyable vehicle for somebody or a nice car for a restoration if one wants to pursue it. Yes, sir your fuel pump modification is spot on.

[@JamesAllmond]

Brand new engine! If they only knew... Good Job Jonathan, now just have to wait until the Canadian crops come in and...

[@jordanch68]

After watchin all your Studebaker Golden Hawk videos, I kind of want one.

[@dalemaxwell6999]

Don't normally comment on your videos, but I love your approach to just being honest to what it takes to get a engine to run. No BS, everyone makes it look like just pour gas in and it runs. BS. Knowledge and hard work. THANKS!

[@tomcool6098]

Thing sounds really good. Johnathan did a great job. Keep him videos coming. Can't wait to see you driving it down the road

[@danacoyle1826]

Every time you do something Jonathan the steam engines the cars the trucks you just amaze me. That Studebaker engine sounded so sweet . I've been watching you for about 3 years maybe 4 im not sure but enjoy your channel keep it up !!